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# Exam question 1 · The environment

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Christian doctrine of stewardship in respect of the natural world?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, indoctrinate, respect · **To what, where:** Christian doctrine, respect, stewardship, natural world

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 47 «The environment» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/47-the-environment/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Christian doctrine of stewardship in respect of the natural world?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	doctrine	doctrine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the Christian doctrine of stewardship |  | respect of the natural world |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **indoctrinate** |  |  | stewardship |  |  |  |  | nom doctrine «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **respect** |  |  | the natural world |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Humanity is the absolute proprietor of the earth and may dispose of it at will

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:e1:o1:1
# text = Humanity is the absolute proprietor of the earth and may dispose of it at will
1	Humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	absolute	absolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	proprietor	proprietor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	dispose	dispose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Humanity | the absolute proprietor |  |  |  | of the earth | tree rules |
| 2 | **dispose** | may | Humanity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of Humanity | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The care of the earth is the exclusive responsibility of the clergy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:e1:o2:1
# text = The care of the earth is the exclusive responsibility of the clergy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	exclusive	exclusive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	clergy	clergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the care of the earth | the exclusive responsibility |  |  |  | of the clergy | tree rules |
| 2 | **care** |  | the earth |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Humanity is entrusted with the care of a creation which belongs to God

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:e1:o3:1
# text = Humanity is entrusted with the care of a creation which belongs to God
1	Humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	entrusted	entrust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **entrust** | present · passive |  | Humanity |  |  |  | with the care of a creation | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: subject=Recipient with care=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | present | a creation |  | God |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **care** |  | a creation |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The natural world is held to be without moral significance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:e1:o4:1
# text = The natural world is held to be without moral significance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present · passive |  | the natural world |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without moral significance | tree rules |

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